Garbage-box



F. AND s. PELC. GARBAGE BOX APPLICATION FILED APR-.30, I919.

Patented May 31,1921.

- INVENTOR Frank Pele i vgjiemmggz BY ATTORNEY 5 FRANK rnLo AND srErANrA PELC, or MCDONALD, PENNSYLVANIA.

. GARBAGE-BOX.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK P ano, a citizen of Poland, residing at McDonald,

county of Washingtrm,Pand State of Pennsylvania, and I, STEFANIA PELo, a citizen of Poland, residing at McDonald, county of Washington, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garbage-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in containers for garbage and like waste ma terial, and has as its special object the provision of a container into which debris may be entered in a convenient manner, the container being provided with a tight fitting cover, preventing the entrance of flies and like insects, as well as the emission of odors from the material contained therein.

A further object is to provide a novel form of cover securing means, permitting the entire cover to be removed bodily, whenever it is desired, in a convenient manner.

These and other like objects are attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described, and shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view showing a garbage box made in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical transverse sectional view taken through the upper portion of the container.

Fig. 3 is an interior plan view showing the means by which the lids, covering open-' ings in the cover, are maintained in position. 1

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary rear side elevational view.

Fig. 5 is a side elevational View of the same.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view showing a modi-.

fied form of container cover, and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates the front of a rectangular receptacle, the same having side walls 11 and a rear wall 12, provided with a solid bottom and being entirely open at the top. A cover is provided having a diagonally slanting cover plate 14, the side walls being solid and formed through the diagonally disposed cover 14, are a pair of openings 15, pro- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May. 31, 19,21, Application filed April 30, 1319. Serial No. 293,677. v

vided with 16,-which may'have handles 17 upon thelrupper front'edge, for con-' veniencel in handling.

The lids are secured in position within the cover by hinges 18, one of the leaves of tenings 20, and further secured by loops 21,

to the lower side of the cover plate 14. Upon the outer surface, near the upper edge of the rear wall 12, are fixed a pair of outwardly extending eyes 23, engageable with which are pairs of wire loops 24, formed in the manner of hooks and having extending elements 25, firmly engaged with the cor-.

responding portion of the rear wall of the cover 14, the arrangement being such that the hook eyes may be readily engaged or disengaged with the loops 24, holding the cover connected with the body of the contamer. Upon the front plate 10, near its center at 1ts upper edge, is an extending eye 26, engageable with a pivoted lever 27,

having an opening through which the eye passes, WlllOh may be secured in position by a bar or bolt element 28, as best shown in Fig. 1.

In the modification shown in Figs. 6 and 7, a similar cover is used, engageable with a conta ner as before described, but in place of the lids 16 being hingedly engaged, other lids 30 are slidably engaged between pairs of guides 31, secured to the lower side of the cover plates, transversely thereof, so that upon operating the handles 17 the plates may be moved rearwardly disclosing a clear opening 15 for the entrance of garbage.

Attached to the lower side of the lids 30 are bars 33 having upturned and reentrantly turned portions 34, guided in grooves 35, their ends being engaged in recesses 36, formed in rollers 37, mounted in brackets 38.' V

In operating the lids fixed in the covers, the handles 17 are pressed rearwardly, carrying the lids with them and disclosing the entire opening for the reception of such garbage as it is desired to enter, the lids being returned to normal position by the coiled springs, while in the first described arrangement the lids are pressed downwardly against the flat springs 19 so as to immediately return them in place, maintaining the lids. in a closed position in either form scribed.

Having thus described our invention what We claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a garbage box, the combination with a rectangular container, having imperiorate side and bottom Walls, a cover removably engaged therewith, said cover having a.

slanting top and containing openings there I through, lids slidably engaged at the lower side'of said slanting top adapted to cover said openings, means for operating said lids, pairs of guides for said lids secured to the lower side of said cover, transversely thereof and'bars attached to the lower side of said lids having upturned and rentrantly turned portions, and recessed rollers mounted in brackets adapted to receive the ends of said bars, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth;

In testimony whereof We have aifixed our signatures. I

FRANK PELC. STEFANIA PELC. 

